In a message dated 12/19/02 12:02:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, kilkee@attbi.com writes: > Since the early nineteenth century, the name Mason Dixon has represented > an imaginary border between North &South: before the Civil War, it was > thought to divide all free states from slave states. Judy, Thanks, very interesting. Diesel

Yes Diesel, I found the whole subject very interesting. A big thanks to Robin for originally asking about the Line. Otherwise I would never have looked into it and would have gone on as a believer. It was a disappointment that after MANY years of telling people that part of NJ was below the Mason-Dixon Line that that it was not true. Doesn't matter though NJ is still great! Judy DieselDis@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 12/19/02 12:02:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, >kilkee@attbi.com writes: > > > >>Since the early nineteenth century, the name Mason Dixon has represented >>an imaginary border between North &South: before the Civil War, it was >>thought to divide all free states from slave states. >> >> > >Judy, > Thanks, very interesting. >Diesel > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >